Intel to Release 8-Core Haswell-E Desktop Processors in Third Quarter of 2014

Penny pinchers need not apply

Intel doesn't yet offer an 8-core processor for consumer desktop applications, but by the end of the year, that's going to change. The world's largest semiconductor company, despite being motivated to aggressively compete in the mobile market, is said to be readying the launch of 8-core Haswell-E chips in third quarter of 2014. If you're hoping to pick one as you send your Ivy Bridge-E setup into retirement, you'll want to start saving up now.

According to Digitimes and the sources it spoke with from the upstream supply chain, Intel's initial batch of Haswell-E processors will hover around $1,000. At the same time, the Sunnyvale chip maker also plans to launch its high-end X99 chipset to pair with these CPUs.

Haswell-E will feature a 22nm manufacturing process and come in two separate styles -- X and K. Both will support Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost 2.0 technologies, along with PCI-Express Gen. 3 and DDR4 memory up to 2133MHz. Native USB 3.0 support will be part of the X99 chipset.

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I was all ready to build an Ivy Bridge monster this past spring, but the moment I heard about the 8 core Haswell, I decided to wait until spring of 2015. I upgraded my GPU and data drive to hold me over. I know the maxim is supposed to be 'virtue is its own reward', but in this case patience will win out. My i7 920 rig will have a full six years on it by the time it's replaced. I usually only wait three, but going from four cores to eight, from SATA 2.0 to 3.2, from DDR3 to DDR4, and from PCI-E 3.0 to 4.0 makes the wait worthwhile.

I as well had planned on building a new rig this past year to replace my aging Core 2 Duo E 8500 and 480gtx SLI system. And then I read about the 8 Core Haswell-E. To me, it was a no brainer to just sit tight and wait. I know it will be a worthwhile wait.

Im actually saving for my dream machine build right now, and for the software that I run, (mostly highly multithreaded stuff) it's actually looking better to just go with a lower-end Dual C32 board than a 1P IntelEE build.

My AMD Newegg dream machine wishlist is about 400 dollars cheaper than the Intel one and would offer just about the same performance (barring a few single threaded pieces of software that don't really require high performance on the CPU anyways).

Im actually saving for my dream machine build right now, and for the software that I run, (mostly highly multithreaded stuff) it's actually looking better to just go with a lower-end Dual C32 board than a 1P IntelEE build.

My AMD Newegg dream machine wishlist is about 400 dollars cheaper than the Intel one and would offer just about the same performance (barring a few single threaded pieces of software that don't really require high performance on the CPU anyways).

The only difference between the K and X that are out right now is, 100MHz higher clock on the X and more L3 cache. They do not use onboard graphics because they are enthusiast chips. Now from what I read on a couple of other sites, is the difference between the Haswell K and X is the amount of cores. The K will have 6 cores lower L3 cache. The X will have 8 cores and a higher L3 cache. I am hoping it is not true I really do not want to spend a grand on a CPU. I bought the 3930K over the 3960X. I do not think the extra cost for the X was worth the very little performance it gives you.